ambrosia

noun

1. a mixture of nectar and pollen prepared by worker bees and fed to larvae

Similar word(s): beebread

Definition categories: substance, composition

2. any of numerous chiefly North American weedy plants constituting the genus Ambrosia that produce highly allergenic pollen responsible for much hay fever and asthma

Similar word(s): bitterweed, ragweed

Definition categories: plant, weed

3. fruit dessert made of oranges and bananas with shredded coconut

Definition categories: food, afters, dessert, sweet

4. (classical mythology) the food and drink of the gods; mortals who ate it became immortal

Similar word(s): nectar

Definition categories: food, dainty, delicacy, goody, kickshaw, treat